🌱 Want your light art to glow in downtown Burien next year?
Burien, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Burien! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Want your light art to glow in downtown Burien next year?
- How SCORE jail’s troubled record affects Burien’s shared regional lockup.
- What Burien’s new three-tier minimum wage means for local paychecks now.
Also on today's calendar: Fenders On Front Street and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 79, low: 61.
- Sunday: Record-breaking temperatures, with a high of 87 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• CALL FOR ARTISTS: City of Burien seeking light artists for 2026 Arts-A-Glow festival on Saturday, Sept. 12 (b-townblog.com) — Burien is recruiting light-focused artists now for its 2026 Arts-A-Glow festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 12 in downtown. Creators from across the Pacific Northwest can apply for stipends to produce illuminated, interactive installations, with extra encouragement and funding for first-time and underrepresented artists. Proposals are due July 6, 2026. 
• Inmate Fatality Report Points to Ongoing Issues at SCORE Jail (theurbanist.org) — Burien is one of six South King County cities that own and use the SCORE jail, which is under scrutiny after a fatal overdose and questions about safety and medical care. The report and follow-up interviews detail delayed response to an inmate’s overdose, ongoing contraband concerns, and a controversial switch to a new medical provider, all while some regional officials push to expand use of the facility.
• Littler's Semi-Annual 2026 Rates Update for Minimum Wage, Tips, and Exempt Pay Increases (and Other Developments) (jdsupra.com) — Burien employers and workers get a key mention in this national wage-law roundup, which notes the city’s May 18 repeal of its old minimum wage ordinance and adoption of the 2025 voter-approved version. That change created a new three-tier system, with revised hourly rates as of June 4: $21.78 for 501+ employees, $20.78 for 16–500, and $19.21 for 1–15 employees.
📸 Around Burien
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Upcoming Events in
Burien
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★ Featured events ★
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Fenders On Front Street →
232 Front St N, Issaquah
8:00 am
Sunday June 21
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Other local events
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Live Comedy with Andrew Rivers & friends @ Tin Room Burien, WA →
The Tin Room, 923 SW 152nd St, Burien
8:00 pm -
Live Comedy with Andrew Rivers & friends @ Tin... →
The Tin Room, 923 SW 152nd St, Burien
8:00 pm -
Family Story Time
Boulevard Park Library 12015 Roseberg Avenue South , Seattle, WA 98168
11:15 am -
Reading with Rover
Tukwila Library 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard, Seattle, WA 98168
12:00 pm -
Cookies and Canvases for Teens
Burien Library 400 SW 152nd Street, Seattle, WA 98166
3:00 pm -
Half Day Dismissal: Dismissal at 12:30pm
Rainier Prep Seattle, WA 98168 -
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Kiss and Ride SeaTac
Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce 2918 S. 176th Street, SeaTac
5:00 pm -
Innovation Heights Academy Graduation
Highline School District Highline Performing Arts Center - 401 S 152nd St, Burien
5:00 pm -
Gobble Up SLU →
Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle
10:00 am
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
Sunday June 14
Monday June 15
Saturday June 27
📣 Burien Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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English Language Learners (ELL) Classes
Renton Library 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton, WA 98057
10:30 am -
Family Story Time
Tukwila Library 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard, Seattle, WA 98168
11:00 am -
Burien Library Book Group
Burien Library 400 SW 152nd Street, Seattle, WA 98166
3:00 pm -
Curious Creatures Craft
Des Moines Library 21620 11th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98198
3:30 pm
Friday June 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I have vinyl siding on my home and looking for more of a softer wash of persons that are licensed, bonded and insured.
I had a very bad experience with someone who hurt themselves that was not and wish to not have that experience again with someone who bought the… (Nextdoor Boulevard Park)
🗞 Nearby News
White Center
- Naomas Faletogo's calling to community work (iexaminer.org)
SeaTac
- Coors Light reveals giant 'Cooooooooooooooors' can holder for the World Cup. Here's how to get yours. (king5.com)
- SEA Airport's expanded C Concourse opens Thursday (king5.com)
- Serena Williams' doubles campaign at Queen's Club in jeopardy after Victoria Mboko injury (seattlepi.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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